This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
FIRST TIME HERE?
FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!
Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.
Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak
All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.
Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC
...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.
OPSEC - Navy Operations Security
Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.
DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.
DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."
Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:
Events
**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:
In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021
Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.
Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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A Blue Candle Event ♥
Event Details
Time: December 4, 2019 to December 3, 2020
Location: Anytime, Anywhere, Any Home or Office
Event Type: family, event, celebration, reunion
Organized By: A Blue Candle Event Group - Alicia from Texas
Latest Activity: Nov 5, 2020
Event Description
When you're missing your Sailor -- Light a Blue Candle!
A wonderful way to honor Sailors Anytime, Anywhere!
During Boot, PIR, specialized training, deployment or when you're just thinking about your loved one on distant shores.
Don't forget holidays, family events or birthdays - Just light a a blue candle, any type of blue candle (Blue for Navy) and allow its warm glow to bring you comforting joy & peaceful solace, and while separated from your Sailor.
Blessings to all our Sailors all over the World ♥
Comment Wall
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Comment by Anna on January 12, 2016 at 9:53pm
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Amen Storymom!!!
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Comment by Storymom on January 12, 2016 at 9:19pm
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❤ Please bring these sailors home (9men, 1 woman) http://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/pentagon-2-us-navy-boats-he... From stars and stripes, online.
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Storymom,
Such true words! I always had to stay strong for them at those initial first events. I remember when the second daughter left for OCS. I knew it was going to be intense and I needed to be extra strong for her - you are so right - don't want to create any extra anxiety for them. But boy did I let go once she was out of sight!!!!!! Now we have all been through enough I don't have to worry about trying to hide those tears!!!!!
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Comment by Baker on January 3, 2016 at 12:18pm
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Thanks Storymom. It just takes time and many departures to get hold of our selves. I don't know how many that is, we have not reached that part yet in three years. Planning your next visit with them is the only helpful way of controlling the tears. They will always come.
When they go off to Boot Camp they need us all to be strong. Talk about the PIR date and tell them we are planning our flights already. Again, planning our next visit is the only life line we have to save our sanity.
Have a wonderful day everyone.
Our Blue Candle is on for All Our Sailors, Family and Friends!
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I remember holding back the tears as he left for Boot, and as we parted after PIR, years ago. He had so much to think about, stress, following orders, packing, schedules, etc, etc...he didn't need to see his mom have a meltdown-which would have saddened him and added to his stress.
But I DID bawl n the car while we drove away! It was best that way, because those first few hurdles are so critical & the new sailors must stay strong & keep their spirits/confidence up. NOW he knows what his future is, his path is clear, his training is over and he loves his job-he's found his Navy niche, so now I DO shed some tears at the airport....He just smiles, hugs me, and says: oh my dear little Mama! As if he's comforting ME! ( role reversal eh?)
I know we'll see him again and again for wonderful visits! Facebook, texting, and skype are great!
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Thanks Anna, we all cry when our sons/daughters leave us to return to work. I appreciate your comment.
This was our first one with our DIL. She is a real blessing to our son and the family. She is strong and vulnerable. I told her she will have two lives, one when her husband/sailor is home and the second when his is away at work. The second part, she has to carry the ball for them both. She is a grammar school teacher and will be working as well as just taking care of their family business. We will still cry when we part.
Hope you all have a wonderful New Year!
Our Blue Candle is on for All Our Sailors, Family and Friends!
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Baker,
I think all of my kids have learned that Mom will bawl her head off when our visits are over. Our oldest son is not in the military but all of our children are scattered all over. We keep in touch by text and Facebook. Even when our sailor son was on the ground in Afghanistan he would post pics on FB so we could see him. Skype helps also. Threre just really isn't an easy way to deal with separation. I think it's OK to cry, at least they know we love them and care when they have to leave.
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A New Year! How wonderful.
Anna nice to hear from you. Wow Three son's/daughters in the Navy! Well done Mom! Now, I hope you can help me deal with separation blues. I have an idea on how to send off my Sailor/son and his wife after a visit but she had a very difficult time dealing with the "Separation Blues!" They got married 25 Jul 2015. So she is really new to being a Navy Wife. She was crying up a storm and I thought it would break her heart when we parted. I told her: "I Love you and Until we meet again!" That we could start planning our next visit with each other. Of course, after she did leave, I went into my bedroom to have a good cry as well. I try not to cry in front of them so we won't be flooding the house with tears.
How do you deal with it when your Sailor's come to the end of their time with you?
Our Blue Candle is on for All Our Sailors, Families and Friends!
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You too Baker!!
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